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Total destruction of the Democratic platform, terrible shipwreck and loss of life in Salt River.
1868
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E North 38/GC024/Box 111/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles T GA 2012.02395
- Publisher
- n.d. [1868].
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—United States—19th century
- United States—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Presidents—United States—Election—1868—Caricatures and cartoons
- Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885—Caricatures and cartoons
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885—Caricatures and cartoons
- Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902—Caricatures and cartoons
- Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wise, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1806-1876—Caricatures and cartoons
- Shipwrecks—Caricatures and cartoons
- Salt River—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Total destruction of the Democratic platform, terrible shipwreck and loss of life in Salt River.
- Call Number
- E North 38/GC024/Box 111/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles T GA 2012.02395
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcmp48sr99k
- Publisher
- n.d. [1868].
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1868
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 15.8 x 25.3 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Unidentified Artist [lithographer]
- Medium: Lithographs
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Jefferson and others sink into the Salt River, on the shipwreck of the "Democratic Platform". Grant and Colfax observe from shore.
- Inscribed on stone: "Strikes me I am elected to represent this party down below [Jefferson] // Take in salt! Throw over cargo! Oh I wish I had never come aboard [Wise] // Serves you right, I told you that craft never could stand rough weather [Grant] // I told you so too [Colfax]".
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—United States—19th century
- United States—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Presidents—United States—Election—1868—Caricatures and cartoons
- Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885—Caricatures and cartoons
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885—Caricatures and cartoons
- Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902—Caricatures and cartoons
- Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wise, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1806-1876—Caricatures and cartoons
- Shipwrecks—Caricatures and cartoons
- Salt River—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
-
https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/edb691c0-e5f4-45d5-b281-2ff9351ac3e3/manifest